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Scranton SD

Scranton SD's estimated average teacher salary is $86,405 against a Pennsylvania statewide mean of $82,070. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Scranton SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$86,405
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$23,577
Per-pupil spending
9,215
Students enrolled
63rd
Pct. in PA
$86,405

Scranton SD's estimated average teacher salary is $86,405 against a Pennsylvania statewide mean of $82,070. Estimated average teacher salary is $86,405, above the national average of $70,245, serving 9,215 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Mid-pack pay posture: Scranton SD's estimated average teacher salary is $86,405 against a Pennsylvania statewide mean of $82,070.
  • 63rd percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 81st percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Pennsylvania ranks #11 of 49 on the salary estimate and #6 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Scranton SD ranks #188 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #214 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil
  • +25.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$57,835,000 ÷ 669.35 reported teacher FTE = $86,405

  • Regular program $45,535,000 · 78.7%
  • Special education $11,607,000 · 20.1%
  • Other programs $693,000 · 1.2%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs Pennsylvania median

Among 520 Pennsylvania districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Scranton SD's instructional payroll puts 78.7% into regular program , 3.6 points above the state median of 75.1%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Pennsylvania district.

Program Scranton SD PA median Gap
Regular program 78.7% 75.1% +3.6 pp
Special education 20.1% 18.8% +1.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.3% -1.3 pp
Other programs 1.2% 3.7% -2.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 520 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4221090 · FY2023.

LEAID 4221090 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Scranton SD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P63 in state RANK-NAT-MID P81 national PPE-HIGH $24K/pupil ENR-MID 9,215 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Governor FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $86,405 estimated average teacher salary · P63 in Pennsylvania · P81 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lancaster ($242est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Scranton SD

Salary neighbourhood · Scranton SD

Scranton SD sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Scranton SD

Scranton SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$86,405 Top 19% higher than 81% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Scranton SD $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

What stands out about Scranton SD

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +25.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 11.1 points, a growth rate faster than 93% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 9,932 to 9,215 students (7.2% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$86,404.721

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Pennsylvania price level
97.4 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$88,711

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Pennsylvania sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Pennsylvania compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Scranton SD

What the Numbers Say About Scranton SD

Scranton SD is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Pennsylvania, serving 9,215 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,577. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $86,405, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4221090 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Scranton SD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 63% of them. Pennsylvania itself ranks #11 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Scranton SD reports $217.3M in total expenditure against $217.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $45.5M, special-education teacher pay is $11.6M.

How does Scranton SD compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Pennsylvania average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Scranton SD $86,405
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Scranton SD pays +16.1% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $23,577 vs $38,060

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Pennsylvania districts

On pay, Scranton SD sits closest to Governor Mifflin SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lebanon SD. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Governor Mifflin SD
  2. Pottstown SD
  3. Lancaster SD
  4. Woodland Hills SD
  5. Bangor Area SD
  6. Penn Manor SD
  7. Upper Moreland Township SD
  8. Southern York County SD
  9. Armstrong SD
  10. Marple Newtown SD
  11. North Pocono SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lebanon SD
  2. Uniontown Area SD
  3. Warren County SD
  4. West Shore SD
  5. Middletown Area SD
  6. Northeastern York SD
  7. Parkland SD
  8. Conrad Weiser Area SD
  9. Pleasant Valley SD
  10. Northampton Area SD
  11. Governor Mifflin SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Scranton SD

Two out-of-state peer sets for Scranton SD: closest on enrollment (9,215 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($86,405 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$217.5M
Total Revenue
$217.3M
Total Expenditure
$57.8M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$45.5M
Regular Program
$11.6M
Special Education
$0.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Scranton SD: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Pennsylvania Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Pennsylvania districts belongs to Farrell Area SD at $144,913. Scranton SD places 187 of 485 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Pennsylvania sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Texas are its nearest price peers.

View all Pennsylvania districts →

Other Pennsylvania Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Pennsylvania sample (including Scranton SD). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Mt Lebanon SD
$95,398
5,478 students
Owen J Roberts SD
$87,798
5,424 students
Chambersburg Area SD
$79,404
9,274 students
Neshaminy SD
$110,186
9,426 students
Pennsbury SD
$95,562
9,591 students
Parkland SD
$98,099
9,821 students

This is a sample of 6 from 505 Pennsylvania districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scranton SD
What is the average teacher salary in Scranton SD?

The average teacher salary in Scranton SD is $86,405 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Scranton SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Scranton SD pays 5.3% more than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $86,405.

How does Scranton SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Scranton SD pays 23.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $86,405.

What is the per-pupil spending in Scranton SD?

Scranton SD spends approximately $23,577 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Scranton SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Scranton SD's total expenditure of $217.3M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Scranton SD's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.